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What this city needs
Winnipeg’s municipal election on Oct. 24 is being ushered in with a huge roster of mayoral and councillor candidates, many with dense and complex platforms or with no clear summary of their positions at all. This can be a lot for voters to take in, especially with many new faces in the race.
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Ballot time
There’s a lot of talk of voting in this issue, and there will be even more in the next one, too
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Whose House? Adam and Victoria’s House!
Adam Araujo and Victoria King began their cohabitation this past February.
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CRITIPEG: Studio 54
Studio 54 is the confession of a man trying to find closure, trying to explain himself to his family, to the world at large – though on his own terms. Ian Schrager is setting the record as straight as he feels is responsible in a (mostly) flattering light.
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Arts briefs
Workshop with Leesa Streifle // Kenny Omega returns to Winnipeg // Cineméntal Film Festival // Sense and Sensibility at MTC // Steven Erikson book launch // Bourbon Street Parade
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Collecting culture for a quarter
Over the last few years, the Winnipeg Film Group (WFG) has been hosting a 16-millimetre film screening event called Secret Cinema.
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6lack - East Atlanta Love Letter
The first time I heard 6lack I was just going through some music I had never heard that was in my music library.
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They might be coming to Winnipeg
After more than 30 years as a group, it can be difficult to keep the creative process interesting. Formed in 1982 by “The Johns,” John Flansburgh and John Linnell, They Might Be Giants have been recording and touring together for most of their lives.
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The Knndy returns
New music and comedy programming is coming to Kennedy Street, just a stone’s throw from the University of Winnipeg.
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Santa survives
Each winter, generations of Winnipeggers have welcomed the holiday season by watching the Santa Claus Parade pass by the streets of downtown.
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Halfway to somewhere
The desire to go back and redo some, if not all, of one’s life is a feeling that seems to emerge often when reminiscing about the past.
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News briefs
Screening of Paywall: The Business of Scholarship // Community clothing swap // MEDIA INDIGENA live // Stranger Things halloween party // Exchange District Ghost Walk // United Way dodgeball match
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Building sustainability on campus
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) is taking steps beyond the installation of the biomass furnace heating system with some new ideas and some continuing efforts for sustainability on campus.
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Creating a safer space in the gym
In the fall of 2017, the University of Winnipeg’s (U of W) recreation services undertook a pilot project in partnership with the UW Students' Association (UWSA) that saw reserved gym hours for women and non-binary people.
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Don’t hold your applause
The first time I stepped in a newsroom, I shadowed a sports reporter who left me with one key piece of advice: don’t clap. If I wanted to be a journalist, I shouldn’t cheer, celebrate or reveal my biases while in the field.
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It’s not our main concern
This year’s ballot question of opening Portage and Main to pedestrians has been championed as the chief accessibility issue for Winnipeg citizens across the city.
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Gruel
A comic by Keegan Steele.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper